Globe Life Field

Globe Life Field sits in Arlington, Texas, where the weather once decided the game. The sky here holds too much rain and heat for natural grass, so the ground beneath the players is synthetic, laid down before the first match was played.

The stadium opened in 2020, but it was not ready for the sport immediately. It hosted a high school graduation before the first players stepped onto the grass. When the Texas Rangers finally took the field, they played against the Colorado Rockies. The roof caught fire while the building was still under construction, a moment that passed without stopping the timeline. The cost to build it has been called a billion, a figure that sits on the books of the city and the club.

It does not sit in a quiet neighbourhood. The Rangers won their first championship here in 2023, a moment that ended a long wait for the city.